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Windsor vs Enosburgh vs Proctor vs Weathersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
Proctor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Windsor | Enosburgh | Proctor | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,804 |
1,794Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6.4 about the VT average |
48.3±5.4Highest 12% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
37.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the VT average |
| Weathersfield and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$252,700±$50kHighest 20% below VT |
| Weathersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$4,540 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.